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Monday, August 3rd is a holiday at the McGill University Health Centre
July 31st, 2020 News Our offices, clinics and test centres will be closed. Only the temporary COVID-19 Testing Centre at the Glen site will remain open. Regular opening hours will resume on the following day. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may …
Dr. Armen Aprikian appointed Clinical Lead, Rossy Cancer Network
July 30th, 2020 Accolades A leading urologic oncologist and researcher takes the helm Source: Med E-News. A leading urologic oncologist and researcher, Dr. Armen Aprikian , has been appointed Clinical Lead for the Rossy Cancer Network (RCN). Dr. …
Flash Hop Lachine! 2nd issue July 2020
July 31st, 2020 News All you need to know about the Lachine Hospital Modernization Project! The new edition of the HOP Lachine newsletter is now available. Featured : New team members, collaborative workshops, Foundation activities and new faces of the …
Hats off to the MUHC Nursing Resource Centres!
August 4th, 2020 Articles News When the COVID-19 pandemic broke in March, the MUHC’s Nursing Resource Centres (NRC) were urgently called upon to reassign staff to areas that were most in need of support: triage stations, COVID-19 units, the Emergency …
The World Brain Death Project: New publication offers significant and unprecedented consensus on the question of when brain death occurs
August 7th, 2020 Research News When does death occur? Prior to the 1950s, the scientific community agreed it was when the heart stopped. But with the arrival of breathing machines, the heart could continue to beat despite complete and irreversible damage …
A Message of Compassion and Encouragement after the Devastating Explosion in Beirut
August 6th, 2020 News Human tragedies always give us reason to pause and reflect on the world around us with compassion and hope. This week, in the aftermath of the devastating explosion in Beirut, our perspective as healthcare workers augments the …
New visiting restrictions and entrance screening at MUHC hospitals – Starting Monday, March 16 at 6 a.m.
March 16th, 2020 News As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation continues to evolve, the McGill University Health Centre is taking additional precautions to prevent transmission of the virus in its facilities by temporarily suspending all visits to …
Setting the record straight: possible nurses exposure to a COVID-19-positive patient in the MGH Hemodialysis unit
March 23rd, 2020 News The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) would like to clarify the actions taken after a patient in the MGH Hemodialysis unit tested positive for COVID-19 last Sunday. The previous Thursday, while asymptomatic, the patient had been …
MUHC Memo regarding the Situation at the Montreal Neurological Hospital
March 27th, 2020 News The Montreal Neurological Hospital (The Neuro) of the McGill University Health Centre has an outbreak of confirmed COVID-19 cases: 7 people who work at The Neuro have tested positive over the last few days. The Government of Quebec’s …
Montreal researchers enter the race against COVID-19 with an innovative clinical trial
March 29th, 2020 Research Researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre will start assessing the efficiency of the drug Hydroxychloroquine in the fight against COVID with health-care workers Montreal - Determined to fight …